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15.03.2026 15:01

The Indian Youth Congress, youth wing of the Indian National Congress, was founded on 9 August 1960. During the Emergency, it transformed into an all-powerful outfit notorious for flexing its muscle and intimidating citizens, all to ostensibly implement Sanjay Gandhi’s five-point programme.

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